US Revokes Terrorist Designation of Syria's HTS
Syria's foreign ministry has not yet commented on the matter.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – The Trump administration has revoked the designation of the Syrian-based Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) as a foreign terrorist organization, according to a memo published online on Monday.
HTS, formerly known as Al Qaeda’s branch in Syria, the Nusra Front.
The memo, dated June 23 and issued by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, was released in a preview of the Federal Register prior to its official publication on Tuesday.
Syria's foreign ministry has not yet commented on the matter.
